Pendleton Post Office Notices
United Press Association member item notes entry at Pendleton post office as second class mail matter. Main 1.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
4
United Press Association member item notes entry at Pendleton post office as second class mail matter. Main 1.
The poem by Harvey R. Wiley reflects autumn imagery and celestial joy. It portrays brown leaves, lingering colors, and a night of heavenly rule where hearts lift like harps, celebrating a blissful hour in the world’s end of year.
The East Oregonian offers a Christmas message stressing kindness gift giving and goodwill across social strata. It reflects on Christmas as a unifying holiday that calms the race of life and invites readers to extend cheerful greetings to friends readers and the wider community.
Spokane papers mock Walla Walla for voting wet in the local option race. The Chronicle ran a piece titled Walla Walla's Mistake noting Whitman College sits in the city and will face two years of temptation as saloons prevail. The piece argues liquor interests control the town and daunts anti prohibition efforts.
Crowds fill Pendleton stores as Christmas excitement grows. Many homes will lack no celebration despite lingering effects from the old saloons fading, signaling a lively holiday season in the city.
A taunting notice mocks stockholders of the Wells-Fargo Express, to hold a small Wednesday meeting to split a 300 percent dividend, claiming the stock is closely held by wealthy families and that the distribution will favor the few. A broker notes he has never seen such certificates in twenty-three years.
A London report predicts dramatic future shifts as women advance across fields once dominated by men. Physicists claim within 100 years women will be taller on average, dwarfing men, based on 1875 to present height trends.
Admiral Sehley requests Peary submit his date to Copenhagen professors for verification. Nine parties who subsidize, cook maker, insist Peary face the gauntlet. If Peary refuses, many will view him as equal to his rival.
Prices for wheat climb around a dollar as Umatilla merchants and raisers feel optimistic. Speculation mounts that a congressional committee will aim to whitewash Ballengeham and question Pinchot and his work, but the outcome remains uncertain.
A readable note describes Mrs Maud Myrtle Baney as a popular woman and sought after by many suitors. It suggests she should be able to secure a fine pair of bracelets from the crowd.
Cornelius Vanderbilt recalls a Camden lobsterman’s joke to define a yacht as an “old tub” filled with whiskey and friends for a high old time. He spoke at Bar Harbor during a dinner honoring his sloop Aurora’s Portland to Rockland squadron victory, while mentioning the Thaw case and Commander Peary’s recent quiet.
A nostalgic verse piece reflects on aging and fate with classical allusions. The speaker laments a once hopeful figure now tired and worn, describing shifting fortunes as the year ends. References include Dryden Milton Carlyle and a Portland Journal note.
A sharp everyone is addressed piece targets the common people, calling them cheap skates and hot polloi while questioning what they can afford this Christmas amid modest salaries and small investments, referencing Wells Fargo & Company.
Property listing in the Chinook belt along Blue Mountain foothills offers 1400 acres fenced with a solid house and basement four large barns three orchards and other improvements. Ranch runs 150 tons alfalfa per year near stock-friendly landscapes ten miles from rail access priced at 12.50 per acre includes 10000 dollars worth of cattle horses eight wagons and farming machinery.
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